1st October
The results of a Luftwaffe raid on October 1940 at Tony's Amusements, Hurst Street, Birmingham.
Birmingham during the Blitz - Birmingham Live (birminghammail.co.uk)
5th October
Report in the East Kent Gazette, 5th October 1940.
16th October
Air raid damage in London after a Luftwaffe raid on the 16th Oct 1940.
Princess Elizabeth of England makes her broadcast debut on October 22nd 1940. The Princess, aged just fourteen, made her first radio broadcast on the BBC’s Children’s Hour. Speaking from Windsor Castle during the Blitz, she addressed children who had been evacuated overseas, offering reassurance and solidarity. Her calm, composed message expressed shared sacrifice and hope, reflecting the royal family’s determination to remain in Britain. The broadcast was widely praised and marked Elizabeth’s first public act of service during the war.
Asisbiz 28 Princess Elizabeth of England makes her broadcast debut on Oct 22 1940-01
23rd October
This smiling girl, dirtied but apparently not injured, was assisted across a London street on the 23rd October 1940, after she was rescued from the debris of a building damaged by a bomb attack in a German daylight raid.
AP Photo
24th October
A British armorer attachs a wing mounted bomb prior to the Berlin raid on October 24th 1940. On the night of 24 October 1940, RAF Bomber Command carried out another raid on Berlin, continuing Britain’s retaliatory bombing campaign against the German capital. Although limited in scale and accuracy, the attack had important symbolic value, demonstrating that Berlin was not beyond reach despite Hermann Göring’s earlier assurances. Bombs fell on industrial and residential areas, causing modest damage but a significant psychological impact, reinforcing British defiance during the height of the Blitz.
Asisbiz 30 British armorer attachs a wing mounted bomb prior to the Berlin raid Oct 24 1940-01
